10 ways to be nice to others

In the wake of the awful incidents in Conneticut last Friday, I think that many of us are doing some reevaluating of our lives and our priorities.

And we are hugging our children more.

I know that when I take my kids to school, I will look at their teachers in a different way. Not just because of the heartache I know we all share, but because I realize that they are not just their teachers anymore, they are their protectors.

These heroes, these victims of Sandy Hook brought us as a nation closer together, we all cried together.

I ask myself, how can we honor them? What can we do to make their lives matter? How can their senseless death change the world for the better?

How do we make the world better? One act at a time.

We all think, “Well, if I had more money, I would do more.” But the truth is that the NICEST things you can do for someone cost nothing. Here’s my list of ten things you can do this season (or anytime) to be nice to someone, and in return, make yourself feel better, too.

1. Give up that much sought after, up close and near the door parking space to the car behind you.

2. Go ahead and hold the door for the people behind you, even if it means you have to wait behind them in line.